Specific Issues Reports for H.R.2667 by NAACP, 113th Congress

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Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Oppose H.R. 2667.
Oppose H.R. 2668.
Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45.
Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.
Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi.
Oppose H.R. 2775.
Oppose H.R. 2009.
Oppose H.R. 367.
Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach.
Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities.
Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B.
Urged the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to administer section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, in the final regulations that OCR promulgates.
Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA).
Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes.

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Oppose H.R. 2667.
Oppose H.R. 2668.
Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45.
Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.
Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi.
Oppose H.R. 2775.
Oppose H.R. 2009.
Oppose H.R. 367.
Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach.
Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities.
Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B.

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Oppose H.R. 2667.
Oppose H.R. 2668.
Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45.
Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.
Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi.